Ex-Armymen to observe 50th anniv of 1971 war

PATNA: Bihar Ex-Servicemen Association (Officers) will observe the 50th anniversary of the 1971 India-Pakistan war on December 16. They are also likely to present a portrait of

Lance Naik

Albert Ekka, the first recipient of the

Param Vir Chakra

(PVC), to chief minister Nitish Kumar on the occasion.

According to sources, the war, which began on December 3, 1971, ended in 13 days and resulted in the formation of Bangladesh. Nearly 90,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered before the Indian Army on December 16.

“Jagjivan Ram, who hailed from Bihar, was the defence minister of India during the India-Pakistan war of 1971,” the president of Bihar Ex-Servicemen Association (Officers), Colonel (retired) V K Singh told this reporter on Monday.

He added, “Lance Naik Albert Ekka was posthumously awarded the PVC for his exceptional bravery in the line of duty during the Bangladesh Liberation War. We will, therefore, pay tributes to him on the 50th anniversary of the historic battle.”

Colonel (retired)

H K Jha

of the Bihar Regiment, who had taken part in the Battle of Longewala that is one of the first major engagements in the western sector during the 1971 India-Pakistan war, said, “The Indian Army had shown exemplary courage and mental strength during the fierce battle.”


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